Wagon-loader.



Patentd Dec. 26.1911.

witnesses l. l J- L55 Mkdfm R. G. SMITH.

wAooN LOADER.

APPLIOATXOI FILED JAI. 1G. 191| 1,012,734. Iate'nwd Doc. 26. 1911.

3 SHEETIMBHEET 3 UNITED STi/YllliS PATEN T OFFICE.

. ROBERT G. SMITH, r TAMA, IOW.

WAGONLODEB.

1 .012, 734 Specltlcattoii ot Letten Patent. Patented Dec. 26, 1911.

Application lcd January 18, 1911. Serial No. 802.844.

To all whom it may concern:

Bc it known that l, Ruinart" G. Sm'rii, a citizen of the United States,,residing ut Tania, in the. county of Tania and State of Iowa, haveinvented a certain new and useful Wigan-Loader, of which the followingis a apccitication.

l t is an object of my invention to provide a wagon loading device ofsimple, durable and veiv inexpensive construction by which materia ssuch as shocks of corn andthe like may he quickly and easily loaded upona wagon or rack, and placed in approximately any position thereon.

A '.further object is to provide such a wagon'loader, which is operatedby the saine pow'ei`l which moves the wagon and which ma be controlledby one person.

further object is to provide such a device b which fodder and the likemay be loadei upon a1wagon or rack with a. minimum of side draitf;

A further Objectis to provide an anchor inatia ly engage the surface ofthe earth while fodder or the like is being lifted from the ground andcarried forward -on thev wagon'and whichl will be released when thelifting arm'passes vertical position.

Figure 1, shows a side elevation of a` wagon -loaderlembcdying 'nivinvention. Fig. 2, shows a detail sectional view on the line`2--2 oflfigsl. Fig. 3 shows a rear clevatioii of my improved wagon loader..Figui shows a top or plan view of' part o! the gearing mechanism. Fig.5 showsv a side elevation of thc anchoring device with the point of theanchor elevated. Fig. (l shows ii side elevation of my anchoring devicewith the point. of the anchor lowered. Fig. 7 shows ii top or plan viewof my nii boring device.

in the accompanying drawing thc numeral l0 indicates generally the r'ming gear of an ordinary wagon,

The numeral 1l indicates :in ordinary hay rack mounted thereon, 13indicates' downwardlyxextending,r arms, which 'are secured to said rackat a point iii .front of thc rear axle, 14 indicates a harextending.acioss tlic the loader when the lifting arm is at the rearwardposition of its movement, 16 indicates a horizontal member of saidlifting arm which connects the upper ends of thc members 15. The saidlifting arm may be constructed in one piece, and is preferablycylindrical in cross section.

12 indicates upright posts Whichareattached to the rack on each side ofits rear end, 17 indicates braces attached to the nps right iosts 12 attheir u per ends, which extend ownwardly and orwardly therefrom to thebody of the rack to which they are secured, said braces 17 being desi edto receive the lifting arm when the atier is in its rearward positionand to revent its fur ther downward and rearwar movement, 20 indicatesa. bracket attached to the rack 11, at its forwardy 'end.,`19 indicatesa pulley revolubl mounted in said bracket, 21 indicotes a s eeveslidingly mounted on the member 16 of the lifting arm, 22 indicatessepulley slidingl7 mounted on the member 1 28 indicates a ork ofordinary construction dof signed for loading heiy or fodder 24 indicatesa pulley attach to said forli: signed to receive the operating rope, 25indicates the o rat' ro which 1s attached 1 pe mgandpiixtended therefromto the sleeve 21 through the pulley 24, the pulley 422, the

pulley 19 and thence-rearwardly under the rack. The pulleys 22 and 24may be dispensed with, a'pulley' attached to the sleevv 21, and theoperatin rope extended from the fork through sai last mentioned pulleyand thence fis-above shown. My improved loader may be operated. by lgearing mechanism attached tothe wa n, of wliicl the followin is adescription he niinicral'30 indicates )elt wheels attached to thc rearsup' )orting wheels of the wagon, 31 indicates a sliaft extending acrossthe wa on heneatlrthc tloor of the rack which sha .is rotatably mountedup'on the rack frame in front of the rear axle, 20 indicates belt wheelsmounted on the shaft 3l in line with" the belt wheels 30, 28 indicatesbelts which travel over the liclt wheels 29 and 30 on ond'de-y i cithcrside of thc wagon. Druins 32 and 33,

which are of ditl`ei'ent diameters, arc mountcd on the shaft ill. 3lindicates a har slidingrly mounted on thc rack frame in front of thcaliat't 2li. parallel tlicrcto. Said liar is constructed with a lug 26which i constructcd willi an opening designed to receive the operatingrope 25, 36 indicates a vertical rod rotatably mounted ulpon the frontend of the rack, 37 indicates a iandle at. the upper end of said rod 36,the rod 36 is constructed at l, ita lower end to form ii crank 58,rotatabl mounted on the crank in of the crank 88 is a rod 89 whichextents rearwardly in the rack, 27 indicatesa bracket secured to thefraiue of the` rack ucar the bar 84, 40 indicates a bell crank lei'erwhich is pivotally secured in horizontal ition to the bracket -27, onearm of the ll crank lever 40 is iivotally secured to the rear end of the9, and the other has an elongated o ing 42, 41 indicates a pin ontheeross ar 34 which is slidingly mounted in the opening 42. The shaft36 with the accompanying mechanism hercinbefore described, is de,-aigned tomove the rc laterally under the rack so that it wi l windeither on the drum 82 or the drum 33 at the 'o tion of the operator, andgive a relatively igh or low I have provided a belt tightener which willnow be descri The numeral 42 indicates a vertical rod rotatably mountedupon the rack at its forward end, 48 indicatea a handle at the up r endof the rod 42. The rod 42 at its ower end is con- 80 structed to form acrank 44, 45 indicatesa rod rotatably mounted upon the crank rsin of thecrank 44 and extending rearwa ly in the machine, 46 indicates a rock barex.- tending across the rack beneath its tloor and u rotatably mountedon the rack freine.: At ita end said roclc bar has downwandlyandrearwardly extending arms 47. At the end of said arms are rotatablymounted wheels 48 which are designed to fricticnally engage the belts28. The upwardly extending arms 49,-(Fig. 1) is rigidly secured to therock bar 46, and at'its upper end is rotatably mounted on the rod 45.The belts 28 ma be tightened by means of the vertical 42 and itsaccompanying mechanism.

One of the upriht posts 12 is boxed to i ow form a vertical o 't 52 asshown in 1, 50 indicates a piill'i.

Figi. y mounted upon aai hollow post, near the'top, 51 indicates 50 arope or chain which is f tened'. to one of the side members ltl'of thelifting arm 'and extended through the pulley 50, uito the boxed post 52.At the end of rope 5l in the boxed post 52 .is a weight 53 designed .to55 move freelg' up and down in said boxed post. The lengt of the rope ias ucli that when the lifting arm is at the forward limit of its movementthe weight 58 will be at the top of the boxed post 52 and will tend todraw the lifting arm rearwardly past its vertical position, `whereaswhen the lifting arm has passed vertical position in its rearwurdmovement, the weight 53. rests in the riirk fi-iiiue nt the foot of thehollow ost 52. 55* My improved wagon loader muy used with the gearingdevice hereinbefore described or may be operated by extending theoperating rope rearwardly underneath the wagonto a point in the rearthereof and by providing incaiia for anchoring aaid rope w'hen the wagonis driven forwr rd. An ordinary crow bar may be iiaed aa auch anchoringnieans. I have rovided a a ial anchoring. device of whici thefollowing ia a description: The numeral 55 indicates an 75 ordinaryplow. 56 indicates a two wheeled truck attached to said low in the rearof the plow share, 57 in icates a horizontal shaft' pivotally mountedupon the plow beam near its forward end at right an lea to the lonitudinal axis of the said p ow beam said s iaft being constructed witharms 58 at its ends which are at right angles to the shaft 57. The arms58 are bent at their ends to form axles 59 at right angles to said armsas shown in Fig. 7. Wheels 60 are rotatably mounted upon the axles 59,61 indicates chains or ropes secured to the low beam at a point iu therear of the sha 57 and extending to the arms 58 when the same are invertical position and secured thereto said chain being designed toirevent the further forward movement of t e arms 58 in relation to theplow 55 after said arms have reached vertical position; 62 indicates aforwardly curved arm secured to the arms 58 near their lower ends, theplane of the arm 62 being at right angles to the .plane of the arms 58.The operating rope 25, may be extended rearwardly from thewagon andfastened to the arm 62, 63 indicates a ro or chain which is secured to.the rear o the rack and to the plow beam, and is of such length as toreach from the rack to the plow beam when the lifting ariii has passed\'cr 105 tical position in its forward movement. When. said lifting armis at the rearward position of its movement, tne fork is loaded, and thewagon is moved ahead, the anchoring device is drawn forward at the sametime by the rope 25, the wheels 60 nre held back by friction with thesurface on which the device rests, the plow beam is lowered and the intof the plow will enter the earth. l hen the lifting arms pass verticalposition in their forward movements, the draft on the ro )c 25 ceasesand the anchoring device is tien drawn forward by the rope or chain 63.The arms 58 are bron ht to vertical position, thp low share is li ted,above the surface on w ich the anchoring device rests and said anchoringdevice then travels on the rear truck and on the wheels 60. f

My wagon loader is ,practicall operated by fnsteniii the foi-k 23 in theav, grain or fodder csii'ed to be ioadcd. 'l hen thc caring device isused tht lailt isili htened iy iuriiis '.l tlie tiglitruer hereto oredescribed. The wagon isdrivcn forward and the 130 warum operating rope25 is wound on the drain 32 or thel drum 33, as the operator may desireb the rotation of the shaft 3l which rotation is effected by means ofthe belts 28 traveling on the belt wheels 30 and 32. When the fork withits load ia raised to the member 16 of the lifting arm, said member 16is then drawn forwardly on the rack and the load on the fork 23 can bereadily deposited approxilniitelv at any place on the rack. Bv reason ofthe fact that the sleeve 31 and the pulley 22 are slidingly mounted onthe mem er 16 and can be readily moved to the side of the rack nearestthe hay fodder or the like which is to be loaded. the tendency to pullthe raclg aidewisil reduced toa minimum b'v my pnproved loader. Thefodier or the like may if desired be loaded from a point in the rear ofthe wagon thus avoiding all side draft.

By means of the rope shifting device above described the operating rope25 may be wound upon the drum 32 or the drinn 33 at the option of the oruto and the fork load lifted and carrie forward by greater or lessforward movement of the wagon.

As hereinbet'ore stated the use of the gear mechanism may be dispensedwith and a device used for anchoring the end of the o ierating rope 25which extends rearward y beneath the wagon. An ordinar crow-bar willserve as such anchoring evice. Ily means of the special anchoring deviceabove described, the rope is iiutoiniitically anchored and released.,When the anchoring device is drawn forward by the rope 25, the plowshare is directed downwardly into the earth. When the lifting iirni haspassed vertical position in its forward movement the draft on the. rope25 is released and the anchoring device is then drawn forward by therope 03, the draft on the rope (lil draws the arms 58 forward tovertical position thus liftii the plow share above the surface on whichthe anchoring device rests and causing said device to travel on thetruck 56 and the wheels (itl. when in v anchoring device is ein loyedone person can operate my loader. 'i "hile remaining at all times nearthe reni' of the wagon, the operator can drive the team and when thematerial to be loaded is near the rear of the wagon can tix the fork 23therein, und can drive the wagon forwardly. T he anchoring device willoperate antomatieally. When the draft on thc rope 27a is released afterthe lifting arm has passed its vertical position, the anchoring devicewill travel on the truck 50 and thewheels titl and may be. readily drawnforyivard by the operator by means of the rope 63 to position in closeproxiinitv to the rear of the wagon. lf thc load on the fork 23 isdischarged after the lifting iii'ni has passed vertical (position, saidlifting arm is drawn rearwar ly past. said vertical position by andmeans of the weight 53 and thc rope 52 and drops upon the braces l'l.

Among the advantages secured bv my improved loader are the following:'l'lie loader may be controlledby one {wrson thus aecom ilisliing agreat saving ol' labor. who e shock of corn or other material may beloaded at one operation thus etl`ecting a considerable saving of time inloading the wagon. ln other wagon loaders the side draft is a seriousdefect. As above stated, l avoid-side draft bv means of the slidablesleeve 21 and the slidahle pulley H2, which may be moved to any positionon the niember lil, and bvv the construction and arrangeiiiclit of invloader whereby fodder and the like may be loaded from the rear of thewagon.

I claim as my invention:

1. In combination with iin ordinary wagon running gear nml hay rack, alifting arm comprising a horizontal bar extending across said hay rackabove its body, arms at.- taclied to said bar and extending downwardlytherefrom to the sides of said rack ivotally secured thereto, means forlimiting the rearward movement of said lifting arin and for preventingit from reaching a substantially horizontal position in such movement,and means for drawing said arln forward on the rack.

2. A loader designed to he used withv an ordinary wagon and. hay rack,comprising side members designed to be pivotullv und detacliably mountedon the sides o said hay rack at a point in front of the rear axle, ahorizontal member above the body of the hay rack nttaclied to the sidemembers at their npier ends, nieans'for limiting the i'earwar movementof said lifting arm an for preventing it from reacliin a subst antiallyhorizontal position in suc i movement,

and iin operating rope for drawing the said lifting arm forward withrelation to' the hay rack..

Il. A wagon loader designed to be used with an ordinary wagon runninggear :liid hay raclc, comprising a lifting arm const rncted of two sidenicnibcrs designed to be pivotally attached to the sidel of said rack atn point in front of i'ear axle and to extend upwardly therefrom. and ahorizontal moniber attached lo said side members at their upper end.means for limiting the rearward movement ol' said lifting arm, and forpreventing it fi'oiii reaching a substantially horizontal position insuch movement,means for drawing the said lil'ting arin l'orwnvd past avertical linc` means for drawing siiiil lil'ting arni rearwardly pastvertical position l'roni its forward position.

l. A loader designed to lie used with :in ordinary wagon running gearalid lm v rack comprising brackets' extending downwardlyl from therai-lc frame at a pointin front of the rear axle, arms ivotally mountedon said brackets detachable therefrom and extending upwardly therefrom,a horizontal member secured to the upper ends of said arms, said armsand horizontal memberl forming a detachable lifting arm, upright andmeans for drawing said lifting arm for ward in relation to said rack.

5. In combination A with an ordinary wagon running gear and hay rack,arms extending downwardly from each side of said rack in front of therear axle of said running gear, a lifting arm comprising side memberspivotally secured to the lower ends of said arms and extending upwardlytherefrom, and a horizontal arm attached to said side members at theirupper ends', above the body of said rack, means for limiting thedownward and rearward movement of said lifting arm, an operatin ropesecured to said lifting arm, exten lng across the forv ard end of saidrack and then rear wardly thereunder, and an anchoring device for thesaid rope.

6. In combination with an ordinary.

wagon running gear and ha rack'a lifting,r arm comprising a horizontebar, extending across sald ha rack above the bod thereof, arms attach tosaid horizonte bnr extendln downwardly therefrom to the sides titiloffesi rack and pivotally secured thereto, means for limiting therearward movement of said liftin arm, an operating rope stcured to sailifting arm, and extending across the front end of the rack and thenrearwardly'beneath said rack, and means for anchoring said. rope withrelation to said wagon, so that when the wagon is drawn forward, thelifting arm will be drawn forward thereon.'

7. ln combination with an ordinary wagon running gear and ha rack alifting arm comprising a horizonta bar, extending across said hay rackabri'e its body, arms attached to sind bar and extending downwardlytherefrom to the sides of said rack and pivotally secured thereto, means:for limitingtho'rearward movement of said liftin"r arm, un operatingrope secured to said ifting arm and extending across` the front end ofsaid rack and t-hcn rearwardly therelmder` a drum, and a gearingmechanism attached to said running gear und operated by the supportingwheels thereof, designed to wind said rope on lsaid drum.

'8. In azwagon loader designed to be used with an ordinary wagon runninggear and hay rack, a combination of a lifting arm comprising sidemembers pivoted to the sidesV of the rack, and a horizontal member,means for drawin said lifting arm forwardly on said rac a hollow uprightpost secured to said lifting arm at its upper end, and extending thererom to `the upper end of said hollow ost, when the lifting arm is at theforwardp limit of its motion, and a weight attached to said rope, anddesigned to move freel up and down in said ost said rope an weight beingdesignedp-to draw said lifting arm rearwardly from its forward positionpast vertical position.

9. In combination with an ordinary wagon running gear and hay rack, alifting arm pivoted to said hav rack, an operating rope secured to saidliftinr arm and extended therefrom'lover the hs'ont end of the rack andrearwardly thereunder, belt wheels 30 mounted upon the rear supportingwheels of the running gear, a horizontal shaft rotatably mounted uponthe frame of the hay rack onits lower side and extending across saidrack, belt wheels 2t) rigidly mounted on the said horizontal shaft inline with the belt wheels 30, belts 28 designed to travel upon the beltwheels 29 and 30, means for tightening said belts, a drum mounted uponsaid horizontal shut' t, thc said operating ro e being designed to bewound upon said rum. y

10. In combination with an ordinary wagon running gear and hay rack, alifting arm pivoted to said hay rack, an operating rope secured to saidlifting arm and ev tended therefrom overthe front end of the rack andrearwardly thereunder, belt wheels mounted upon the rear supportingwheels of said ruiming gear,a horizontal shai t rotatably mounted uponthe frame of said hay rack on its lower side and extending across saidrack,.helt wheels rigidly mounted on ysaid horizont-al shaft in linewith the belt wheels above described, belts designed to travel upon thesaid bolt wheels, means ,for tightening said belts. drums mounted uponsaid-horizontal shaft said drums being of dill'crent,diameters and being'designed to. f

ret-.vire the operating rope which is wound thereon. aud means foradjusting sind operating rope to be wound upon the different sizes ofdrums atthe option of the person conti'olling the wagon loader.

11. 1n combination with an ordinary wagon running gear and hay rack a.lifting nrin pivotally mounted on said hay rack, an

operating rope secured to said lifting arm and extending forwardlyacross the front of the hay rack and then rearwardly thereunder, ananchoring device comprising a two wheeled truck, an ordinary walkingplow mounted thereon in the rear of the plowshare, a two wheeled truckpivotally ottsched to the forwxrd end of .the plow released, the nchorngdevice will be drawn benm,means for-limiting the forward motion forwardby said rope 88. nld hat mentioned-truck, n rope 68 secured Des Momes`Iowa. Dec. 18, 1010. y to nld nclr'lnd to said lust mentioned truckROBERT G. SMITH.

6 of suhlengh lthat wl 1e n the lifting um Wxtneases: l

has pnssd vertical solution in its forward Snmxn A. Fouron, movement,and the raft on the rope 25 is T. T. WxLmAMsoN.

